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LAS VEGAS... Relocation Guide

TRANSPORTATION & COMMUNICATION

MONORAIL bus service began running on the famous Las ROADWAYS
Las Vegas Monorail Company Vegas Strip. In just 12 short years, ridership Las Vegas’ grid of federal, state and
3900 Paradise Rd., #260 Las Vegas, NV 89169 among the RTC’s transit services has grown local roads receives an overwhelming
(702) 699-8200 from 14.9 million riders in 1993 to more than average daily traffi c fl ow of some 60,000
www.lvmonorail.com 55 million riders in 2005. automobiles. Roadwork and construction
The entire system consists of 51 routes served projects are continually under way in order
It began as a joint venture between the MGM by 365 vehicles, carrying around 180,000
Grand and Bally’s Hotel. Why not create a passengers each weekday in the greater to accommodate the phenomenal growth the
one-mile transportation system between the Las Vegas Valley. Service enhancements are city is experiencing in terms of population
hotels, encouraging visitorship to both? It was completed regularly and new transit guides and business development. The major arteries
an exciting, forward-thinking idea that took off are issued twice each year. for the transportation of people and the
in 1993 and soon included plans to expand to distribution of cargo into and out of Southern
other locations along the Strip. In 1997, state The Regional Transportation Commission of Nevada include I-15, running north to Salt
legislature passed that enabled the private Southern Nevada (RTC) is transforming the Lake City and south to Southern California;
monorail company to own, operate, and image of public transportation and enhancing U.S. 95, running north to Reno and south
charge a fare as a public monorail system. the quality of life for Southern Nevadans to Laughlin; and U.S. 93, running south to
As expansion plans developed, the Monorail with one of the country’s premiere rapid Phoenix and Tuscon.
assembled a professional team that included transit projects. A hybrid between bus and
Bombardier Transportation, Carter- Burgess, rail systems, MAX has many features of rail MILEAGE FROM LAS VEGAS
Gensler & Associates, Granite Construction service with the cost and fl exibility of a bus, TO OTHER MAJOR CITIES
Company, Liaise Corporation, Salomon Smith making it an effective transportation solution. The Las Vegas area is within a day’s drive of
Barney and Transit Systems Management. The MAX project, included as a National many other major cities and such well-known
The original monorail system was acquired in Demonstration Project by the Federal Transit attractions as the Grand Canyon, Death
2000 by the nonprofi t Las Vegas Monorail Administration (FTA), is the fi rst in the United Valley, Disneyland and Hollywood.
Company, formed to develop, own and States to operate the Civis vehicle using the Albuquerque, NM .................................... 586
operate the Las Vegas Monorail. latest technology to provide a high-quality, Boise, ID .................................................... 633
No public money was needed and no future state-of-the-art, environmentally-friendly Cheyenne, WY ......................................... 829
taxpayer money obligation is planned. transit alternative at a fraction of the cost of a Denver, CO .............................................. 758
The Las Vegas Monorail Company board rail service. El Paso, TX ................................................ 727
of directors is made up of fi ve members Houston, TX ...........................................1,467
appointed by the Governor of Nevada. OTHER BUS TRANSIT Los Angeles, CA ...................................... 272
ATC/Vancom of Nevada, Inc. Phoenix, AZ .............................................. 287
Today, the Las Vegas Monorail remains 3200 W. Tompkins Ave., 89103 Portland, OR ............................................ 996
the fi rst and only privately owned public (702) 262-1000 Reno, NV ..................................................445
transportation system in the U.S. and includes ATC/Vancom operates specially equipped Riverside, CA ............................................ 207

seven stations along its four-mile route. buses for people with physical or mental Salt Lake City, UT ......................................419
Nearly 32,000 passengers ride the system disabilities who cannot independently use San Diego, CA ......................................... 336
daily to restaurants, shows, attractions and regular bus service. The shared-ride, curb San Francisco, CA .................................... 568
conventions within the Strip resort corridor. to curb bus service runs to and from any Seattle, WA ............................................1,180
location in the Valley. Reservations are taken
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION in advance.
COMMISSION OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
CITIZENS AREA TRANSIT (CAT) GREYHOUND BUS SERVICES, INC.
METROPOLITAN AREA EXPRESS (MAX) 200 S. Main St., 89101
1-800-228-3911 (702) 383-9792, 800-231-2222
(702) 228-7433 www.greyhound.com
www.rtcsouthernnevada.com Located next to the Plaza Hotel in downtown
The RTC began the Citizens Area Transit Las Vegas, Greyhound offers services to
(CAT) bus system in December 1992. In 2004 2,400 locations nationwide. Tickets can be
the RTC added the fi rst Metropolitan Area purchased just prior to departure; however,
Express (MAX) line to its transit system; and discounts may be offered for some advanced
in October 2005 The DEUCE double deck ticket purchases.

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